What If...? #46
In *What If...? #46*, writer Kurt Busiek and artist Tod Smith explore a chilling alternate path where Cable’s rage over the X-Men’s failures leads him to destroy Professor X, Scott, and Jean—shattering the team’s foundation. With the X-Men fractured between Storm’s pursuit and Wolverine’s vendetta, the absence of their leaders unleashes chaos as evil mutants seize control, forcing Magneto to consider taking command. The cover by Tod Smith and Ian Akin captures the moment’s intensity, while the story’s grim turn remains a stark, consequential "what if" from 1993.
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With the Muir Isle saga concluded and a house full of X-Men, Professor X tears into his many teams for their recent incompetence. Cable storms off with the New Mutants, even though Xavier tells the X-Men to stop him. In retaliation, Cable blows up Xavier, Scott and Jean, leaving the X-Teams without their head players. The mutants split between Storm who wants to apprehend Cable and Wolverine who wants to kill him. As the X-Men concentrate on Cable, the world explodes with evil mutants taking full advantage of the situation. With the world in chaos, Magneto feels he must step in and take over.
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